Having returned Tom to Swansea Uni yesterday it's good to see he's been out and about!
Around 6000 years ago, during the Holocene, Wales was covered by a large expanse of deciduous forest. This forest is often revealed on the coast (in particular Borth), due to shifting sands. Over the last year while the main expanse of tree-trunks in peat was covered by sand, a new 'platform' has been revealed with fantastic gnarled tree-trunks, roots and unusual forms.
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| Swansea Bay towards Mumbles. |
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| The peat 'platform'. |
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| A gnarled and twisted (likely alder) tree-stump. |
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| Cracks in the peat between upright roots and a possible pre-deposition boring. |
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